Improvement in water-elevators



J'. CHENOWETH.

WATER-navman. No.1'74,47 9. 'Emma March 7, 1876.

N. PETERS. PHBTKLLITHDGRAFHE WASHINGTOMD C.

. UNITED STATES PATENT GEEICE JOSEPH CHENOWETH, OF OMAHA, NEBRASKA.

IMPROVEMENT IAN w'ATER-ELEvAToRs. y

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 174,479, dated March 7, 1876 application tiled February 12, 1876.

a partof this specication, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon.

Figure 1 ot' the drawings. is a representation of a longitudinal vertical section and elevated side view of my Water-elevator, and Fig. 2 'is a vertical central sectional view of the bucket. Fig. 3 is a detail View thereof.

This invention has relation to means forv elevating water from wells; and the nature of my invention consists, mainly, in giving the up and down movements to the bucket by means of a gravitating device attached to an endless traveling rope r chain, to which de vice the bucket rope or chain is fastened, as will be hereinafter explained. v

The invention consists, further, in 'novel means for discharging water from the bucket when the same is raised to the proper height, and also for guiding the bucket out of the Well-curb, as will be hereinafter explained.

In the annexed drawings, A designates a cylindrical well-curb of' greater diameter than the bucket, and a designate-wires, whichextend from the topof the curb t the-inner edge ot' an annular gutter, b, at the bottom of the curb, Afrom which gutter water is discharged through a spout, bf vThe inclined wires al guide the bucket B out of the curb,

and prevent'it from being arrested by the annular gutter. The bucket B is of cylindrical form, with an opening through its bottom, provided With a valve, o, and below the bottom of the bucket is a horizontal disk, d, which will spread the water and discharge it into the `trough b. The disk d also serves as a guide for the valve-stem o. A rope or chain, c, is

' attached to the valve c, carried up and passed over a pulley, e', and attached to a trippingrod, f, which is guided by an extension of the from being thrown over the said block. the shaft of pulley H a spur-Wheel (notl bail B. To the upper end of the bail-extension a rope or chain, G, is attached, and when the bucket is raised to the proper height, the

hanger, j. The hanger j is suitably bent and attached to an endless rope or chain, G, which is passed around two grooved pulleys, H H. To the block i a rod, l, is secured, carrying a Weight, w, which keeps the block upright at all times. A short arm, m, is also fixed into the block, which prevents the pivoted bail h On shown) will be keyed, With which awindmill or other motor can be gearednfor running the machine. The shaft of the pulley H has its bearings in the upper jointed section of a standard, J, to which section an arm, J', is rigidly fixed, carrying a weight, L, which keeps the rope or chain .U under proper tension.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure lby Letters Patent, is-

1. The rope or chain C, attached to the bucket-bail, and-also to the bail h, in combination with pulley g, block t', hanger j, arm m, rod l, Weight w, and endless rope or chain O,

'substantially as described. i

2,. The tripping-rod f, rope or chain e, pulley c', and valve c, in combination with the gravhating-arm D and well-bucket B, as set forth.

3. In combinationwith the diskd and wel]- bucket, having a bottom vent, the guide-rods a and annular receivinggutter b, substantially as set forth. l

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my name in thepresence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH OHENOWETH. Witnesses:

GEORGE KINNEY, OscAR BoLINs. 

